News archive from 26 November 2015

Manchester City face an anxious wait over Joe Hart’s hamstring injury after the England goalkeeper limped out of Wednesday's Champions League defeat by Juventus.
Hart was hurt making a late save from substitute Alvaro Morata in the 1-0 loss in Turin...

Louis van Gaal insisted Manchester United had several opportunities to beat PSV Eindhoven despite a fractious display that was met with boos at Old Trafford.
United recorded a fourth 0-0 draw in seven games to leave progress to the Champions League...

Rafa Benitez praised his players after he made sweeping changes following the Clasico fiasco and saw his side win their Champions League group with a 4-3 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk.
Benitez left James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema out of...

The Premier League has cancelled its annual Truce Tournament which was due to take place in Ypres, Belgium, from December 10-13 over safety concerns.
Tournament organisers called off the Under 12 event, which is designed to commemorate those who lost...

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes continues to be underwhelmed by his old side and hit out at their lacklustre performance in Wednesday night's 0-0 draw with PSV.
The 41-year-old, working as a pundit for BT Sport's coverage of the...

Chelsea will consider in the next few weeks whether to enter the transfer market for a striker in January amid growing concerns about Diego Costa.
Jose Mourinho is determined to back the Brazil-born Spain international, despite Tuesday night’s...

Roy Keane has launched a stinging attack at Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney; claiming he 'looks awful', is not leading by example, while also criticising the striker for appearing at a wrestling event earlier this month.
The United skipper...

England's leading football clubs have asked the Premier League to introduce reforms to stop a culture of ‘sharp practices’ allegedly occurring at academy level.
In recent months there has been growing resentment among some of the country’s most...

Manchester City lost 1-0 to Juventus in Group D of the Champions League on a disappointing Wednesday night in Turin.
Juve's playmakers, like the colossal Paul Pogba, were allowed to stroll through the game while goalscoring hero Mario Mandzukic was...

Manxiety is a real thing thanks to the body-conscious world we live in Ollie McAteer for Metro.co.uk Jealous of your mate's dench bod? Then you're probably suffering from manxiety.
Millions of British men have a dissatisfaction with their body image,...

Calm before the storm: Here's what the Amazon mothership looks like 48 hours before Black Friday Tanveer Mann for Metro.co.uk Black Friday is less than 48-hours away and as always Amazon have released pictures showing just how many items are set to be...

Presenter Tim Wonnacott has stepped down from the BBC’s Bargain Hunt after being suspended from the show over bullying claims.
The Beeb confirmed that Wonnacott had not taken part in any further filming for the show, with his final episodes set to air...

Image copyright Thinkstock Our tax affairs will be organised digitally in the future, Chancellor George Osborne says, but it does not mean they are getting any simpler.
A series of tax changes were hidden behind the headlines of his Autumn Statement....

Manchester United lining up shock transfer of Chelsea wonderkid Ruben Loftus-Cheek - report gossip
Jamie Sanderson for Metro.co.uk Manchester United are lining up a stunning move for Chelsea wonderkid Ruben Loftus-Cheek, according to reports....

Jeremy Irons reading TS Elliot, Mary Berry and the radio premiere of Calendar Girls are among the highlights of BBC Radio this Christmas.
Irons will read TS Eliot's Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats poems on Radio 4, seventy-eight years after their...